Why don't people move to places like both dakotas,Montana,wyoming?

Question

there are a lot of lands and low unemployment.
The income seems to be okay while the housing is pretty affordable.

Alaska is great,obviously.

Cities like Chicago and NYC have terrible winter,too

Answer 1

While I prefer the less populated and naturally beautiful states the largest problem by far is lack of employment.

While unemployment may be low in these states it is because many people have taken the only job they could find which is retail, service or labor jobs with little growth potential and not a great wage. Many people are qualified for a better job but the better job is just not there.

In Missoula Montana the average 3 bedroom home is $250,000 to $300,000 while the average wage is $7 to $9/hr which does not making housing "affordable" as you state.

Answer 2

Because all there is is land, land, and more land. It's butt-cold in the winter, no major cities, no amusement parks, not enough big companies, very few shopping malls, and no people. We like to live near population centers, even if we don't want to live in a large city. We may like the countryside, but still want an umbilical to a decent sized city within an hour or two's drive. The people who move to places like that either are trying to "get away from it all", or lived there while younger and are moving back to something familiar. My parents hate cities, and even they live within 40 minutes of Charlotte, NC. Who wants to drive 4 hrs just to get to an airport?

Answer 3

I think that while beautiful and populated with fine people, many would still fear loneliness, isolation and have a problem with the lack of goods and services.

While unemployment may be low, types of employment may be limited and not what people are skilled in or want to do.

And the winters in NYC are nothing compared to these places!

Answer 4

I would love to! A couple of summers ago I visited South Dakota and Wyoming. I absolutely loved them, Wyoming especially. Hopefully people don't start moving there because that's what makes them so great.

Answer 5

ive only been to the dakotas out of these states, and i would never live there simply because they are ugly, frozen hellholes.

i have spent a fair share of time in north dakota (my grandpas from dickinson and family in fargo and been all over the state) to make the judgement that it sucks

no cheap rent or good job can make me move somewhere lacking beauty

Answer 6

Or Alaska for that matter. All pretty states. Most people don't want to deal with all that winter though.

Answer 7

Desolate, no public transportation, no culture, bad weather. Translation: unsexy.

Answer 8

It's probably because there aren't that much to do around there..

Answer 9

Do you live there.? If not , Why not.